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January 9th, 2013
Holy Vampires! General Hospital To Kick-Off Story Arc As Homage To PC’s Livvie/Caleb/Lucy Slayer Story!

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We had heard rumors of this and now it has been confirmed via Michael Logan at TV Guide Magazine today! General Hospital is about to kick-off a new story arc that is part homage, part outlandish, part new, when Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) spots John McBain (Michael Easton) on the Monday January 14th episode of the ABC soap opera.

According to the series head scribe, Ron Carlivati, when Lucy happens upon McBain and Kelly’s Diner she freaks out and screams, “Caleb!” Later Kelly Monaco’s character, Sam, comes out of the ladies room and Lucy think it’s Livvie.” As it turns out, Lucy then goes into full vampire slayer mode and stabs John. He’s rushed to the hospital, and she ends up in lock-up!

Now as soapers know, Monaco played Livvie, Easton played her… lover vampire Caleb, and Herring crossed-over from GH as Lucy, and the trio were part of a television vampire saga that was ahead of its time on GH’s spinoff, Port Charles!

As for how far Carlivati and his writing team will go with this story, the scribe revealed, “The story does get pretty over-the-top yet it’s still rooted in a certain reality. Lucy may be off-kilter but she’s certainly not in Heather Webber territory. Her belief in vampires will be very convincing.”

Could GH possibly being toying with the idea of making McBain, Caleb? Especially if Prospect Park throws the usage of the character of John McBain on GH in question for its One Life reboot? Just a thought!

So soapers, what do you think of this homage to Lucy the vampire slayer? Will it explain why McBain and Sam feel this deep connection? Weigh in!

I am beyond excited for this story. Loved PC. Calivia was a great love story and I’m sure Michael Easton and Kelly Monaco will bring it again this time. PC was very dry and witty in its writing style and I know that Ron will also do that justice with his own twist, of course.

I loved Port Charles and the chemistry between ME and KM. Thus news makes sense with the news that Erin Hershey would be appearing On GH – wasn’t Allison pregnant with Caleb’s baby on the PC finale? I like the idea of ME staying on GH and as Caleb he would be able to remain without PP recalling him. Love this!

Audrina replied January 11th, 2013 at 7:08 am

I am BEYOND thrilled of Caleb and Olivia Morley re-surfacing in the town of Port Charles. I’ve been VERY disappointed that General Hospital hasn’t given more respect to the little soap that could (Port Charles — if it had been given a chance) and to the actors that helped “Bring It To Life”. I never bought into John Mcbain on OLTL, the character bored me but I got excited again when I heard ME and KM would be together. The chemistry is incredible and should be capitalized on, I would love to see them woven into the fabric of General Hospital. If Caleb is somehow related to the Cassadines, he’s got family there already and it IS the same town after all.

PLEASE!! Bring back Caleb and Livvie! General Hospital needs some excitement. Or better yet, do an online spin off like prospect park is doing. Make it a come back of Port Charles!!! Caleb and LIvvie!!!!! YES!!

I DEFINITELY DON’T LIKE THIS STORY LINE AT ALL. IT IS STUPID AND I HAVE ALREADY VOWED NOT TO WATCH IT AGAIN IF THEY DON’T STOP. ONE LIFE TO LIVE GOT CANCELED BECAUSE PEOPLE GOT TIRED OF WATCHING MUSICALS, SO IF GENERAL HOSPITAL KEEPS THIS UP THEY WILL LOSE RATINGS AND THERE WILL BE NO SOAPS ON ABC. IF ANYONE COULD GET INTOUCH WITH THE WRITERS OF GENERAL HOSPITAL, PLEASE TELL THEM TO KILL THIS STORYLINE NOW. A FAITHFUL GH FAN.

I completely agree! This vampire story is ridiculous- I’m to the point where I just turn the channel when that storyline comes on.

Jen replied February 9th, 2013 at 12:04 am

My bff and I PVR GH and used to have our nightly “Can you believe….” as we excitedly discussed the latest storylines. Sadly our chats have turned into one line…”the vampire thing is stupid”

Patricia is right..I’m not watching as faithfully as I did.

Music Mitch replied February 25th, 2013 at 10:02 pm

I don’t think so Particia. Bringing another exciting element into General Hospital and bringing back beloved characters for those that were devoted Port Charles fans, can only increase fan base. In addition, they are bringing back some of General Hospital older fan favorites as Laura (Genie Francis), who is the Luke and Laura love duo. As well as other characters and good storylines from the past who possed an interest to fans. So I say bravo.

I think that the infusion of Port Charles into General Hospital, especially at this time when Vampire movies are scoring big, is one of the most brillient moves that Ron Carlivati and Frank Valentini ever came up. Port Charles was one of the best Vampire soaps since Dark Shadows in the late 60′s. So please do continue. I’ve been watching General Hospital (which takes place in the town of Port Charles), since from the time of Luke and Laura and I like the show. but A lot of us that were very disappointed that the spinoff soap: Port Charles was taken off the air at the height of it’s accomplishments and with no real ending defined. The only thing that i’m mad about concerning Ron and Franks version of this show is that they killed off Beloved Allisson Barrington to begin this infusion, who had a realationship with Rafe Covitch (the angel) that rivaled, in my opinion, Luke and Laura. And that, I am very upset about because I and many others always hoped for a Reunion of Allisson and Rafe. It was such a beautiful love connections.

Katie replied February 19th, 2013 at 10:56 am

Yes, I loved the Story especially Caleb & Olivia they were great together, they to bring livvies character back I love Port Charles

Ces, it sounds to me like it is going to be more in the line of when John McBain was introduced to GH and Luke kept calling him “Lestat.”

I think it is cute. Kind of tongue-in-cheek and a joke for those that get it. That particular arc on Port Charles was what got me to start watching. It was very sexy and campy and different from the other soaps at the moment plus you were guaranteed a resolution in six months or less unlike the slow storytelling of some shows.

I just hope it is a few episodes wherein Lucy loses it and realizes McBain is NOT Caleb or his twin brother and then it is back to “reality.”

I did enjoy the Lestat joke. I just don’t want GH to completely lose direction (they’re doing so well!!).
If it’s a few episodes, then I’m cool with it, but I’d hate to lose John McBain’s character to a vampire story.

Lynda Kay replied January 19th, 2013 at 12:52 am

Christine… I was a HUGE fan of PC…so before its time! I’m loving the vampire ref and would love to see more flashbacks too!

Music Mitch replied February 25th, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Yes true Ces. I hope they don’t try to make a logical reason to now prove that Caleb is just Steven Clay, a rock star who went mad and thinks he’s a vampire. They cannot erase the fact that all of us Port Charles fans, know that is not true and saw them portray this year after year on ch 7 right before G.H. So don’t go back and make believe there is another reality. That would make me dump the show. Weave it into the G.H. setting or better yet, revitalize Port Charles and spin it off again as it’s own series. – it’s the right time.

I can understand why it would appear stupid if a person that thinks that never saw the Port Charles soap series in it’s entirety. Theres a lot of great story and a lot of facts that make this infusion, a lot of sense.

Ces replied January 17th, 2013 at 9:50 am

the last two days of Lucy Coe and her screaming has been embarrasing!! really hope they wrap this PC crap up. It’s awful. Agree Ms. B! That was a HUGE stake — that would kill a normal person. make it stop.

and I see that Kevin is coming back too (jon lindstrorm) so perhaps this is for the anniversary coming up or for this short? storyline.

i never watched PC either. John McBain was on OLTL for quite a while, so don’t know how they could turn him into someone else on GH when he’s been John on there too… I hope Prospect Park will allow the OLTL characters’ names/personas to remain on GH. I certainly wouldn’t mind crossovers too. That would be cheap advertising for both shows…. just have to pay for airfare from CA to CT.

and how would OLTL explain John and Nat being separated, and all the other stuff that’s happened since last Jan? hopefully not a dumb retake on Dallas ‘it was all just a dream and you’ve been in the shower all this time…” ha!

Tina replied February 8th, 2013 at 2:08 am

“and how would OLTL explain John and Nat being separated, and all the other stuff that’s happened since last Jan?”

Um ,VERY easily …Clint Buchanan. Never watched OLTL have you? or if you did you’ve forgotten just how manipulative he is when it comes to his children and messing up their lives. Per story lines he has fabricated so called “proof” against people time & time again to get them to believe as he wishes, he could do it yet again with Natalie.

Music Mitch replied February 25th, 2013 at 10:10 pm

So now what happens when Keven Collins sees Sam? Does he think or know it’s his daughter? Or will he say she’s a good copy?

This show has already featured Aliens and plots tto freeze thee world.. This show has been too serious the last decade.

Ces replied January 9th, 2013 at 12:34 pm

totally!

Anthony replied January 9th, 2013 at 12:51 pm

TRW – I agree that GH has been too serious – aka “too much mob” for me. And I remember Casey the alien and the Cassadines with winter in summer, but that was a different time for soaps; they were extremely popular back then and there were more than 15 soaps on the air. I just think at this time, with only 4 soaps on the air and all struggling for viewers, writers might not want to go too far off reality. Of course, DOOL did survive Satan – so who knows.

Ms. B. replied January 17th, 2013 at 9:39 am

That’s why I started to watch it again because it was serious over the last 2 decades. When the freeze the world plot came I left. It needs to stay based in reality. Bring Jason and Sam together or at least recast his part.

Music Mitch replied February 25th, 2013 at 10:11 pm

Well look at all the billions of dollars they made off of and are making on vampire series like twilight. They don’t have to be rooted in reality.

I agree. I am a new viewer to GH, was attracted to the classic soap opera story telling I was seeing, but was never a fan of the supernatural genre. I stopped watching Days during all the demon possession stuff and if GH goes down this route, well I won’t be watching it. It is not my cup of tea- but for those it is, I’m sure they will love it. Never watch Port Charles, didn’t watch Passions either for the same reason- just not my thing- too bad because I was just starting to really like GH.

Hey guys relax a short term story at best! This is just stuff for the 50th and then you can get back to the Hobitt mobster! LOL!

Christine replied January 9th, 2013 at 8:29 pm

Oh don’t give up yet, ladies!

I feel the same way about DAYS and I never watched Passions either.

I have to believe that this is just a little stint, not an arc in the sense that Robin being presumed dead is (i.e., MONTHS of story). I have a feeling this is the new springboard to launch Sam and John together, for Sam to see John in another light after Lucy stabs him or after they figure out why exactly they seem familiar to one another.

Now that Steve Burton has moved on, I think it is only fair that Sam has a love interest or a buddy like Carly and Jason were, although it is very hard (for me) to deny the chemistry that Kelly Monaco and Michael Easton have and have had since their Port Charles days. That Tainted Love arc was very sensual.

I think it’s rating suicide…but that’s just me. I can understand them entertaining the idea because of Port Charles…but with the current trend of eliminating our beloved Soap Opera’s, this may need a re-think. Just look what it did to DOOL with Marlena being “possessed by the devil”! I know I stopped watching it after that. There is this typical fictional “I wish I had that life” theme that’s soaps are classic in relaying to it’s fans…and then there is this land of make believe that just doesn’t jive or you can’t even see yourself being because it doesn’t exist. It’s just silly…let’s keep it real (well as real as Soaps can be anyway…their kind of real that you can sort of relate too!)

Couldn’t agree more. We all know bringing back people from the dead is normal for soaps and I usually LIKE who they’re bringing back so.. but Vampires, possessions, aliens (GH did that too) are just too much and I won’t waste my time watching them.

Cathi…I couldn’t agree more with you. I’ve watched GH before the PC spin off and then became a huge fan of PC too. I’m loving this storyline… After all, soap operas are all about escaping reality for a bit. Keep it coming writers!!

I only saw a few episodes of PC, so I’m not sure how this will work in GH’s favor. I will say that IMO Cartini does “camp” very well. Also, I saw on SOAPnet’s homepage that through my wireless service provider I can apparently access reruns of Port Charles and thought I would check it out when I have some time. Could be fun.

I just can’t do it! I turned on PC once and didnt make it through the whole episode just way out there for me….I won’t watch in fact, I’m going to go back and watch the last few episodes of OLTL and remember the real John MCbain not the mess GH has make of him….if there is a soap angel Please Please make it stop and bring our OLTL characters back to PP and let them return to their former self!!!!!!!!!

I agree!! I’m not interested in the campiness of any soap writing, let alone the vampire stuff. I too tried to watch PC but couldn’t get into it, not the vampire part. Couldn’t get into it then, much less now. Not remotely interested.

Oh Lynn, I was a OLTL fan too and miss it to this day… But… I’m LOVING what GH has done with John McBain. I loved the actor on PC but never quite saw that spark in him on OLTL… Now that he’s on GH, I see his spark again…. I’m loving GH now!

Does this mean that Sam and John were Caleb and Livvie all along? Perhaps Faison had them under mind control and made them assume new identities? Are the Port Charles vampires tied to Planet Lumina? Will Kimberlin Brown return as Livvie’s psycho mom Rachel Locke and battle with Alexis to claim back ‘Sam’ as Livvie? So many exciting possibilities!!!

YAY super excited about this SL. I loved them on PC and am very happy to hear this!! Yes Kevin was Livvies Dad. Hmmm and now with Kevin coming back to PC the possiblities of him being Sam’s dad just went up!

Thanks for the spoiler alert before reading this. smh.. I like to be surprised by whats going to happen on the show and not read about it beforehand. I didnt realize this was going to have a play by play of events. =/

If it gets the 3 of them in scenes together again and ignites the heat from Michael & Kelly I am all for it. If you think Steve B & Kelly had chemistry, you haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen Michael & Kelly together. Crazy passion! I do think it will be a great wink to PC, and if it goes for a bit, that’s OK. Dont think I want a full blown vampire story but a little fun, light heartedness and Lucy being Lucy is ALWAYS a good thing. I agree though, I think PC was WAY ahead of it’s time w the Vampire story line back when it was on.

Sounds like trash city for GH to me. This show may be jumping the shark as previously mentioned for some of us.

I was sick enough of the Todd and Starr overdose. OLTL was my favorite ABC soap, but a little moderation is needed in the use of these characters now. However, vampires is not what I was hoping would replace them in screen time.

I LOVE IT !!
finally some good ol’ camp and humor in the afternoon..
it’s so need..
I’m so tired of all the doom and gloom and a bit of way out there is badly needed..
how awesome!!
luv ya Frank and Ron !!!

But Vampires?? All I can say is that Vampires are a step up from whiny, fake-tanned, tiny mobsters, but I’m not sure how much. And really, how much more bloodsucking monsters do we need than Carly anyway?

Ahh then you were never a fan of; Dark Shadows’ the soap opera that to this day is still being watched and considered the best soap of all time..

Port charles’;
ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003
somewhat similar to the earlier series Dark Shadows;

Each 13-week arc of the story was referred to as a “book”. There were a total of thirteen books after the series switched to that format.
This type of storytelling is a staple of Latin telenovelas. It also allowed the cast, crew, and writing staff to only work six months out of the year.
left the final episode as a cliffhanger; Caleb told Olivia that Alison was pregnant with his baby because of the wish that she (Olivia) made on his ring and it was revealed that Imani was a werewolf.

No, I was a fan of Dark Shadows, it was the first soap I really watched. And I enjoy watching it now as well. I just think that was a different animal from GH. Different, too, from AMC and OLTL. I loved DS because it was a gothic, supernatural story even before Barnabas and Co. arrived. The other soaps I mentioned, that I liked, didn’t go the supernatural route as a general rule, and for me personally, seeing it happen now would be jarring to say the least.
It may end up fine, I don’t know. But it’s not my personal perference.

But ANYTHING is better than the Sonny hour.

Lynda Kay replied January 19th, 2013 at 1:18 am

What a wonderful idea su0000,!!! That would be awesome if Prospect Park would pick up PC! Bose, if you watched PC, you might feel differently…it was so good and so well written…. See if you can catch some old episodes… And your “Sonny hour” comment made me giggle!

I’m so theiled about this storyline. As a Port Charles Fan I wasn’t too happy with the way it ended. With Caleb telling Olivia Alison was having his baby on after Calivias wedding. Hope this will tell us about the McBam connection.

Not a vampire fan and didn’t see much of PC but do remember they did have great chemistry. They can easily have that great chemistry as Sam McCall/Morgan and John McBain! It’s fun to hear Lucy may get worked up about it but it is tooooooooooooo strange to have Sam be Livi and John be Caleb on GH.

We know the ”flash” of the vampire love of Livvi and Caleb will be nothing more than a dream or some sort of thing and will not even be a story, just a laugh and something different in GH for us all to get some humor relief and simply to have/enjoy a good time with it ..
It will be good, no doubt . but perhaps only for a couple of days ..

Perhaps in a dream or something similar..
It will not be an actual story, it will be an insert to give us a humor break ..
Seems to me some are actually thinking that this insert of a flash back of Port Charles will be an on going thing.. not ..

I’m torn. The PC/Calivia fan in me appreciates the fun they are trying for, but the John McBain fan side of me absolutely hates it. Maybe if he had another storyline or something, but he’s barely on and when he is it is usually in the role of Sam’s sidekick or Cop #2. Lame. I am excited to see ME/KM/LH/(and hopefully)JL in scenes, but please…this is GH, not Port Charles. I guess I’ll have to see how it plays out?

MK, what could they do? They were facing cancellation and they pulled a Hail Mary and hoped for the best. It didn’t work nor did the idea to turn LOVING into THE CITY, but in each case, it bought them another year and another year of stories, whether we liked them or not.

I know the arcs on Port Charles were weird, but they were fun too. What I didn’t like was that it seemed like all the couples were mixed up, especially Alison and Jamal, in favor of Rafe; Livvie and Jack, in favor of Caleb. Not to mention Lucy and Doc, in favor of Ian and Doc and Lucy, in favor of Eve, and on and on.

I am really hoping there is nothing more than a resemblance to characters on a former show. If they go the way of the supernatural, they could really screw up the great thing they have going right now. Hopefully they will just find out that John, Sam, and Lucy resemble their ancestors or something.

So unnecessary. Honest to God, with all of the characters on the canvas without a storyline, this is absolutely ridiculous. Right up there with making Dorian a lesbian to win the gay vote in Llanview. Get that hack off the writing staff.

It is necessary, in way, to show us the strong chem between Sam and John (Livvie n Caleb) before they get hooked up .. It will be fun..
And anyways- it will merely be a spoof that will very short lived.
I’m looking soooo forward to it!!

I understand not liking the prospect of this storyline – I’m certainly more than leery – but one RC is NOT, is a hack. He misfires now and then, of course. But in a medium where mediocre has been the best we could hope for, for quite some time, RC has far more often than not delivered good story. He’s weak IMO in recognizing how to write sexual victimization, particularly female, and he can sometimes (think Ford brothers) introduce and focus too much on what was nothing more than (for some people, NOT me) eye candy, but his affection for the genre is evident AND his talent drove some mostly excellent years on OLTL and has given GH back its soul.

1,000% agree w/you! No one can please all the people all the time, not even Ron, but I support whatever he and his team do. I said below that I loved Port Charles (and the Caleb/Livvie pairing) and while this wouldn’t be my choice, I say go for it GH!

As far as I’m concerned, Michael Easton is so much more than “John McBain”. His talent as an actor has been wasted between OLTL and GH. Anyone who remembers his performance as Caleb on PC knows what I mean. He played a ficticious creature with such passion. You never got the feeling that he was playing it as “camp”. He gained quite a following. He and Kelly Monaco set the screen on fire during their love scenes. Very raw and intense, especially considering it was daytime television. Kudos to Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati for giving a nod to PC. I will thoroughly enjoy a little “blast from the past” to shake things up a bit. Nothing long term, just a break from the usual stories. Thanks Ron and Frank!!!!

I have never liked Michael Easton on OLTL. I tried to wrap my head around that character, but he was so boring. I thought Nathanial Marsten was much more entertaining than Easton on that show.

Anyway, when he was on PC, you couldn’t take your eyes off the screen – he was that mesmerizing. His pairing with Kelly Monaco was insane. They had so much chemistry.

But I did like John McBain paired with Tristan Rogers last month. When he messed with the thermostat and was tasting the fondue, he was funny. I would like to see a little more life blown into John McBain and Sam McCall could definitely do it.

Well said, Christine. He was “that mesmerizing”, and yes, he did have some good scenes with Tristan Rogers. So glad someone else feels the same way. Thanks for the response

Lynda Kay replied January 19th, 2013 at 1:39 am

I agree with both of you…. When PC first spun off from GH, I watched off and on because I loved Lucy & Scotty… But once Michael came on screen as pastor Michael and then Celeb, I was hooked!!!! I also watched him on OLTL, but never saw the spark I saw when he was on PC…. I’m starting to see it again on GH! Loving this storyline!

Mali replied February 5th, 2013 at 11:35 pm

I caught up with P.C. on youtube recently and discovered ME. Wonderful acting. He just crackled onscreen. And between him and KM, the chemistry was absolutely off the charts. I tried to look at a few OLTL episodes with the McBain character but it was like watching paint dry! On GH ,McBain has more life in him and I for one was excited to see Caleb for a minute on yesterday’s episode though he appeared to be in full-blown evil mode. I want to see ME stay on GH and if it’s as Caleb, hold on to your hats everyone because he is outstanding in this role. Lotta juice there!

Ive been a loyal abc sudser fan for 40 years. I started watching PC on an off until Michael Easton came aboard and then I fell under his trance watched PC until the end. I’ve loved the tongue-in-cheek vamp comments Luke has dropped on John alluding to his past pc life, and the question of havent we been here before in a different life, between John and Sam.so I was glad to seethe metaphysical connection between John and Sam was formed as this new incarnation so to speak. (but I agree with an earlier commenter that Caleb and Allison were hotter than Caleb and Livvie) Now with Lucy on the show, how could she not mistake John for Caleb. Let’s not forget that everything took place in Port Charles and GH characters crossed over to that show (as well as to OLTL , AMC). Why wouldnt Lucy remember Caleb, and Livvie and why would it be implausible to think she was seeing therm rather than as John and Sam. And if Kevin returns, Livvie was his daughter on PC-. what will happen when he sees Sam. I do think it wold be interesting that John McBain was somehow related to the Morleys and that Sam could have been Livvie’s twin. or related to her in some way. But the only way I’d want to see Caleb again on GH is if it were done in flashbacks especially when he was Stephen Clay ooh la la It might be intriguing for a while
Of course it is soapland and even if the actors are the same but playing different characters its make- believe and the characters dont have to acknowledge that they look the same as people they knew in the past. I just think it’s great if they do. It makes more sense. Just because there were two different soaps,GH and PC, that doesnt mean that Port Charles / Port Chuck are not one and the same. a small town where people run into each other. I think it should be explored. In the end, I still want GH to keep to its basic roots. Stories that revolve around General Hospital and the denizens of Port Charles not the show that became Crime Incorporated. Stay focused on the Doctors, Nurses, their families, create and bolster key families again.. .
an aside: Bring Jax back and kill Jerry once and for all- What have they done to Diane? Now a typical money hungry lawyer that would do anything for a dollar.? she hasnt lost her wit but her soul is gone and so is the allure of her character. Why have the PTB left the Anna/Scorpio/Robin/Duke story dangling…Like to see the Jason return but only if it ‘s a spectacular recast.(since SB is now on Y&R) Sean is great but not Jason.Taking Jason out for good has made the character of Sonny unbalanced and floundering. like Corn Flake without the milk . he needs his better half. Jason.-

I hope Michael Easton doesn’t go back to playing Caleb….I agree if it was only done in flashbacks! I like Michael Easton as John McBain , soft spoken, caring , and a great cop,etc….. And he has a family in Llanview ! My opiinion I don’t want to see the vampire
stories w/Michael Easton. Again I prefer him as John McBain ever since he appeared on
OLTL for the first time…..

I LOVE the idea! I fell for Michael Easton as Caleb originally, and would love to see him in that role again. Just as long as Lucy’s slayer skills aren’t completely useful… I want him around for a LONG time!

Agreed! Loved Loved having ‘Port Charles’ as my guilty pleasure!! I liked laughing at Lucy’s antics, but always rooted against her even though she was one of the ‘heroes’ – - – I wanted my supernatural Power Couple of Livvie and Caleb to be left alone!!

I am beyond excited for this storyline! Pays omage to GH history and is just for fun!!!! Bring on Lucy the vampire slayer and I live that Jon Lindstrum coming back. Was roflmao when Luke called John Lestat!!!!

Gotta say that as much as I loved Port Charles (and I really, really did) I’m not sure I want that story on GH….GH is just now getting back to it’s glory days and I can’t see how that could possibly fit in. That said, no particular storyline will make me stop watching GH. I’m a fan 4ever. But if this really is going to happen, I do hope that it has a very brief run (still love ya, Ron!)

I am so happy that GH is throwing this nod to the PC fans….I just hope they do not turn it into a slap in our faces. I would love to have Caleb, Livvie, and the whole Port Charles crew back, however I’d rather they be on their own how like they were before.

Sa,w the episode in question and I must say I enjoyed it. I was a faithful fan of Port Charles and was angry that it was cancelled. So what if Port Charles was far fetched. all soaps stretch the imagination, that’s what makes for exciting television.I just hope this is not the first step in the downfall of general Hospital. Innovative storylines are what keep a show fresh and exciting. and if they are provocative so much the better. So bring on Caleb/Livvie and their minions and we will soon realize that the whole show has been a dream induced by their will,

I am not the least bit interested in this storyline, because I never even watched Port Charles. It makes no sense to me that the writers would just assume that every GH viewer also watched PC. I have no clue what they are reffering to with any of this vampire dialogue. Please make it stop. I get my vampire fix on The CW’s Vampire Diaries. I want my GH fix on GH! Please!!!!

Loved PC. Sad it was cancelled. Happy to see Lucy back and Kevin returning soon to GH Vampire story line….please tread carefully! It didn’t workout so very well for PC I would hate the same end to happen to GH. I hope it’s a fun storyline if that is the direction the writers r going in. Don’t forget the nurse’s ball storyline, however!!! . I miss OLTL.

This is General Hospital,, leave the vampire stuff out of it!! Not only brainless,, it’s just not necessary,,,, think of something else time write about,, just don’t go there,, you have been able to get fans from AMC and OLTL to watch,,, now that PP is bringing them back,, I would not push it,,, keep the fans or maybe GH would be in jeopardy!!!

I, personally, would love to have some supernatural soaping in the afternoon. I liked PC but, unfortunately, I don’t think it would be best for GH. The average viewer just wouldn’t get it. They just want to see who’s cheating on whom… frankly, I think it gets repetitous. Sure, there are some of us genre watchers that also watch soaps but not enough (as evidenced by the fact that PC was cancelled). But I’m going to check it out everyday just to see what they do with this idea.

I understand GH viewers being a bit wary of this vampire line creeping into their show. I really do. BUT. . . . seriously, this is AWESOME!!! I LOVE LOVE the idea of McBain and McCall together!! I don’t care if it’s as Sam/John or Caleb/Livvie – - these two have seriously hot chemistry and it needs to be revived!! I did watch ‘Port Charles’ all those years ago, and I did think it was kinda corny, but, Caleb and Livvie’s chemistry kept me tuned in day after day and before I knew it, I was 100% hooked. A soap duo has never really done that for me before. Was so bummed when it went off the air. I was happy that they both went on to other soaps, but, yaWn. Never felt anybody in Llanview really matched well w/John McBain. (Sorry Natalie fans). So, when I passed by my TV set disinterested, with GH in the background (haven’t watched it in soOoo long), and I heard Lucy Coe scream: “Caleb!!” I snapped back into Soap-Ville with a lively spring in my step and turned up the volume! Even if it’s just a cute cheeky wink to old PC viewers, it was definitely appreciated. I thought it was FABULOUS. (Although once Lucy stabbed him, I thought: “Whoa this is serious! haha”) I will be tuning in EVERY DAY to see where this goes!!!! Thanks, GH for making things EXCITING AGAIN! Cheers!! – M*

Meredith…I so agree with you about the chemistry between these two actors. They were such a hot couple on PC and I hope that whatever directions the writers decide to go in, that they get these two together… Especially since Steve Burton has signed on with Y&R. I’m secretly hoping for more vampire stuff, but know I’m in the minority here… I do have to say, I’ve been a GH fan for over 2 0 years…and I don’t think this storyline will kill the show… I’m loving it!

I have watched GH for 24 years and will stop if they go the route of vampires. It’s just ridiculous. I love vampires on my True Blood and The Vampire Diaries but I don’t want to see them on GH. I stopped watching PC when it all started and I won’t watch GH either if it comes to this.

I was a HUGE fan of Port Charles and the author of this article is so right…it was ahead of its time! I’m loving this storyline and hope the writers don’t make Lucy a loon. Loved her in GH before the PC spin off, adored her in PC and was so happy to see her back on GH!

I will discontinue watching GH,I cannot stand the Connie/Kate storyline. I also agree with another viewer that the Duke/Fasion storyline was ridiculous and now this vampire craziness, really… I can’t stomach it anymore. I have only been watching because I really like the Maxie storyline, but it’s no longer worth it.

I hope they don’t persue this storyline about John McBain being a vampire. I think the storyline that GH had going was doing just fine. I think it is too far fetched having Lucy Coo be one of the only persons who remembers Caleb. I agree with Mary if they continue with this vampire garbage I will not watch GH much longer.

I am a life long GH fan and have watched the show since I was 11. At 50 I’ve seen pretty much every story line you could imagine. When the Port Charles spin off started the story line of the vampires, you lost me. GH is the best show out there. Please, please, please, do not ruined this sacred instiution with this nuttiness again!!!! I’m enjoying the return of old favorite characters, and I know that the writers can do better then this. If you proceed, I’ll be forced to tune out. Don’t ruin the show for me and so many other fans who don’t want this plot to continue. Come on writers!!!!!! Write about something else.

First allow me to say I am a vampire fan. I was absolutely crushed when Angel & Buffy the Vampire Slayer went off the air but if they introduce vampires to General Hospital I may stop watching. I can remember how well the frozen period GH went thru and it was bad. I love Syfy and am into horror flicks big time but I don’t want to see them on my soap. If ABC wants to go vampire then they should try to create a soap for them once again being that they are so popular now with all the different shows on, I’ll be there to watch. Just not on GH, PLEASE. I’m with Veronica, I’m a little older then her and been watching since elementry school becasuse thats what my Grandmother, who lived with us watched and my twin and I didn’nt have a choice. We grew to love it and are both to this day still big fans of the show. If they go vamp I’m gone. Please, Please, Please don’t.

Forgot to say I was also a big fan of Dark Shadows and loved it when NBC tried bringing it some years ago. Still don’t want see vampires on GH. I never got into Port Charles but if memory serves me right it did’nt start out that way and once I learned that vamps were on the show I really did’nt watch even though I’m into them. I hope, really hope GH doesn’t go down this path. I barely and I do mean barely held on thru the frozen period. Like I said before I’m gone if it does.

I have been watching forever.. I hope rhat we don’t have to totally make a mockery of GH by reliving Port Charles. I will stop watching.. Been a fan since GH started..Got married the same year as Luke and Laura.. This storyline is just ridiculous!!

Please make the vampire storyline very very brief! I hate it! Just when the show was really getting to be good with the return of old characters, out comes the ludicrous vampire nonsense! I fear this will be the end of GH !!! Get this overwith quickly before you lose viewership!

Michael Easton is a wonderful actor, and I love him as John McBain. I also remember him as Caleb. Even though I found the vampire storyline in PC to be ridiculous, Easton was amazing then and continues to be. But please allow John and Sam and Lucy (and everyone) to live normal human lives. It’s why we watch GH – because we relate to their experiences and care what happens to them. Some of the best acting performances on tv are found each day on GH, but vampires are pushing the limit. The writers insult us with this nonsense, and if I continue to watch, it will only be out of loyalty to actors like Michael Easton. I’m happy to escape for a few minutes into a world populated by Sonny and Dante and Lulu and Maxie and Spinelli and Patrick and John and Todd and others – but not vampires!

I LOVED Caleb and Port Charles was definitely ahead of its time. But I also loved John McBain back when he was with Evangeline and I can’t stand the idea of him with the always irritating Natalie again. What’s wrong with a re-tooling of Caleb for the non-vampire world? Now that Prospect Park has said that they will share their 3 characters with GH, John McBain can stay in Port Charles AND go back and forth to Llanview (minimally, I hope. I’d HATE to see him shackled to Natalie again). It has been done before. Remember Skye? She was on every show at one time or another. Same thing with Rae Cummings. John can do double duty, Caleb can be another character for Michael Easton to play – very different from John. But I don’t think that the vampire stuff works in GH’s Port Charles. Just make Caleb really sinister and recurring. That should do the trick. Sounds like a win-win! .

What are you doing trying to ruin this show? I know it has its ups and down ,but this is the worst writing ever ..you are ruining the show with these actors and actresses .Isure you can find an easy way to introduce them back into the show , other than this rediculous plot vampires come on it is so dumb..you just lost alot of veiwers

I loved Dark Shadows soap opera! It was ahead of their time. I wished the remake series made it. I watched Port Charles because of the vampire story line. I’m a big fan of vampires. I hope GH makes it work and not too far fetched. Besides I have been watching GH since grade school and I love it.

I WILL no longer be watching GH until they get this vampire crap off the screen. I hope it happens quickly! It was so great last year and if they keep this up I am confident the show will go off the air.

I love this story line its funny to me i remembered pc it was way ahead of its time me and km chemistry is off the charts. Love these two together cant wait for them to become a couple on gh bring on the hotness!

I think that the infusion of Port Charles into General Hospital, especially at this time when Vampire movies are scoring big, is one of the most brillient moves that Ron Carlivati and Frank Valentini ever came up. Port Charles was one of the best Vampire soaps since Dark Shadows in the late 60′s. So please do continue. I’ve been watching General Hospital (which takes place in the town of Port Charles), since from the time of Luke and Laura and I like the show. but A lot of us that were very disappointed that the spinoff soap: Port Charles was taken off the air at the height of it’s accomplishments and with no real ending defined. The only thing that i’m mad about concerning Ron and Franks version of this show is that they killed off Beloved Allisson Barrington to begin this infusion, who had a realationship with Rafe Covitch (the angel) that rivaled, in my opinion, Luke and Laura. And that, I am very upset about because I and many others always hoped for a Reunion of Allisson and Rafe. It was such a beautiful love connections.

Thank you for the reunion of the vampire saga, although I know it is just a 50th anniversay add in. I am disapointed with the fans of General Hospital who hated this reunion. How would they feel if their beloved characters were cancelled. What show would they watch next. It is hard to see a sonny mobster take over a soap. You need to watch the sopranos in order to start watching this aspect of General Hospital.

At least they showed the ring glowing, as if the chracter wasn’t killed off.

I loved this story on GH, the only reason I kept watching. I was hoping for an appearance of Caleb and Livvie for a short visit. I love John and Sam and hope he is able to stay, if not, bring him back as someone else.

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General Hospital has released its new winter promo, a very modern and stylized teaser featuring the couples and triangles to watch for that will turn up the heat during the cold months of the new year. Chief among them: Franco/Liz/Griffin, Curtis/Jordan/Andre, Michael and Nelle, Carly and Sonny, Nathan and Maxie, and Dillon and Kiki. Watch the promo below. Let us know who you are rooting for, and most interested in seeing from the love stories featured. Leave a comment »